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A graphic collage with a gold-bordered frame showing two panels on the left and one larger photo on the right. The left panels show the same kitchen scene: four women stand in a red-walled kitchen with pots hung on a rail and a framed picture on the wall. The woman on the left wears an orange blouse and gold-patterned sari, the next wears a pink and gold sari, the third wears a white sari with a beaded necklace, and the fourth wears a blue sari and holds a steel vessel. The right photo shows a steel pot of yellow dal, a bowl of papadums, a bowl of fried snacks, a steel coffee urn and white cups on a pink cloth. Caption text at the bottom reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji.

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A three-panel collage of photographs from a Kailasa Toronto abhishekam for a person. Left panel: two women in saris prepare offerings, one in a maroon blouse and green sari, the other in white, beside a green gold-brocade covered table with pineapples, bananas, apples, limes, a melon and a coconut, and a row of steel vessels. Centre panel: women in cream and yellow saris arrange bananas, melon, apples and steel bowls on a silver tray near a black stone yoni-shaped abhishekam base and a small brass deity murti. Right panel: a woman in a cream sari and gold bangles holds a lit aarti lamp over a tall brass oil lamp beside a brass thali with flowers, kumkum and vibhuti, and a gold-draped altar. Collage text reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji. No a person candidate is visible in any panel.2022-12-19A two-panel collage of a temple-style hall with gold-trimmed shrines, deity murtis and a golden kalasha. Left panel: a bald man in an orange shirt sits facing a shrine as women in green and pink saris sit near a table with offerings and oil lamps. Right panel: a woman in a yellow and pink sari presses her palms together in anjali, while a woman in a green sweater, a woman in a yellow sari and white shawl with rudraksha mala, and an older man sit on the floor near a red-draped table with a brass vessel. The caption reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji, describing an abhishekam performed in Toronto.2022-12-19A photograph of a shrine with a seated deity murti adorned with a trident, silver necklaces, red and orange flower garlands, and a red garment, set against gold curtains and gold-painted guardian statues. In front, a large pineapple, bananas, apples, a white gourd and many steel bowls of sweets, fruit and flower petals form an offering for abhishekam. Two standing deity statues in pink and red saris with ornate jewellery flank the right side, and brass oil lamps burn on the left. No people are visible.2022-12-19A photograph of a large stainless steel tray filled with many small round steel containers of food offerings, including white rice, colourful rice dishes, vegetable preparations, fried items and a brown curry-like dish. Behind the tray stand bananas, a pineapple, red apples and small brass vessels on a red cloth, with a partially visible person in a purple garment at the upper left and another in green at the upper right. A caption on the banner reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji, indicating a ritual offering. The scene suggests a food offering for a ritual, with the banner text naming the occasion.2022-12-19December 19 20222022-12-19Outdoor annadanam serving under a canopy decorated with red flower strands and gold drapes. Behind the food tables a KAILASA banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron shawl. Below it, a seated statue or portrait figure wears an orange turban, rudraksha malas and garlands, sitting on a gold-coloured throne. Four women stand at the food tables: two in orange saris serve from steel pots of rice and curry, one in a pink sari with grey border presses her palms together, and one in a green sari stands at the right. Steel bowls of rice, dal-style curry and vegetables sit on a green patterned cloth, and a mobile phone rests on the table.2022-04-18A three-panel collage of a seated statue on a gold-draped altar, dressed in maroon and gold garments with white and pink garlands, a trident (trishula) standing beside it, and a large silver necklace. Framed photographs, brass oil lamps, plates of offerings and a small brass vessel surround it, marking an abhishekam for a person. The statue wears a red turban and gold jewellery. In the left panel a person in white clothing stands at the left edge, partly visible. The lower caption reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji.2022-12-19Photo 99213902022-06-12 +1 copiesA large food-service tent serving annadan at a KAILASA event. Several women in white saris and white hairnets stand at steel pots and silver-tone serving trays, ladling food. A long red-and-white banner overhead shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a headwrap beside mountain peaks and the word KAILASA, with the text 'Serving the Divine Progress' below. Behind them, a deity murti sits on a shelf. A woman in a yellow top and white dupatta stands at left, and a woman in a white sari with red shawl at right holds a silver serving tray. Several other people in white garments are visible in the background.2024-02-01December 19 20222022-12-19A photograph of an offering table set up for an abhishekam in a temple-style room. Two large stainless steel trays hold fruit: bananas, apples, a melon, a pineapple, limes and a halved coconut, with rows of small covered steel containers. A green and gold brocade cloth covers the table. Brass oil lamps stand on the right, and a person in a white sari with a gold border is partly visible at the edge. A mobile phone lies on the table, and a dark altar with a green-draped object sits in the background. A caption reads 'Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji'.2022-12-19A collage graphic of a temple shrine with deity murtis and a Toronto Kailasa caption. The left panel shows a shrine room with dark stone murtis dressed in garlands, one with a crown and a figure in orange and white draped in marigold garlands, a purple backdrop and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand. The right panel shows three small golden seated statues of a figure in orange robes with raised hand gestures set in niches with carved gold frames. No physical people are visible; the caption reads Kailasa Toronto Abishekam for swamiji.2022-12-19